Well, I've read the newest Wonder Woman now--the one with the infamous "courting" scene--and I have to say that it's kind of cute. I like Wonder Woman in this scene. She's both direct and a little bit tentative--and, more to the point, once she decides that she's interested in pursuing a relationship with Nemesis, she doesn't wait around for him to do anything about it. No, she makes the first move. *
So, to me, this scene says a lot about Wonder Woman. Mainly, that it's in all areas of life that she is direct in going after what she thinks best (or just wants).
As for the cute, well, the scene could have easily been done with her showing not the least bit of trepidation. Being supercool about it. Her being a fearless Amazon and all. But the way it is--that she is a little nervous (and who wouldn't be after dealing with Silver Age Steve Trevor and his fragile ego for all those years?)--is better.
* Now, I'm a little older than a lot of the women who read comics these days. I'm not that old, but I'm old enough that, in all my dating history, I never once asked the guy out first. Always was asked, and said yes or no, depending. (Saying no sucked. I think I might have preferred being turned down to that. They always asked why. Why did they ask why? They had to know it wouldn't be good. But I digress...:)) I will grant that this may have had more to do with my own natural shyness, because I knew a few girls who did the first-to-ask-out thing, but most didn't. This wasn't so long ago that such a thing was frowned upon, but it wasn't expected. Is it now? I really don't know.
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Is this Wonder Woman 18?
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